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[edit] Early Years
The Gods (Taylor's band at the time) really did open up for Cream in late '66. Although this is not widely known, it is a fact and can be supported by evidence. Please don't remove and don't get this event mixed up with the Bluesbreakers college gig in Hatfield which Taylor attended as a 16 year old (1965) - that was the night he ended up filling in for Clapton.88.211.144.49 01:34, 23 September 2006 (UTC)yannic
[edit] It's Only Rock and Roll - year of release
Rolling stones released It's Only Rock and Roll in 1974, not 1975. check it on Amazon.com if there is any doubt.--Mikerussell 23:04, 2005 Mar 29 (UTC)
Comment is correct about release of It's Only Rock and Roll: 1974; not 1975.
It can be checked (back of the album, for instance) and the year of release is 1974. The Stones were contractually bound to release a new album every year. So they could not wait with releasing this LP until '75 even if they had wanted to.88.211.144.49 15:05, 26 September 2006 (UTC)yannic
[edit] Mick & Dick , The two Taylors
Is there any relation between Mick Taylor and Dick Taylor? Both have played for The Rolling Stones at some point. Does anyone know if they're brothers? --Ian911299
No, no relation whatsoever.
That's correct (no relation). Mick Taylor doesn't have any brothers.88.211.144.49 15:31, 27 September 2006 (UTC)yann
Dick Taylor was an old pal of Keith Richards's at Sidcup. He agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to join the early version of the Rolling Stones as bassist since Richards and Jones held down the guitar positions. He quickly became dissatisfied with this arrangement and with the music the group was playing, so he quit to form the Pretty Things with another Sidcup alum, Phil May. The PTs were important on the London R & B scene 1963-66 and later when they expanded in psychedelic and other experimentation (e.g., the concept album SF Sorrow, released in 1968, which presaged many of the themes later explored in the Who's Tommy, which wasn't released until several months later). Taylor had no relationship to Mick Taylor beyond the surname and the fact that both were in the Stones, though widely separated in time.
[edit] Year of Birth
Was Mick Taylor born in 1948 or 1949? I have seen both, but I think the 1948 date is more reliable.
Mick Taylor was born as Michael Kevin Taylor on January 17th 1949 in Welwyn Garden City. 88.211.144.49 15:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)yannic
No, he definitely was not. This is an error made by the Rolling Stone magazine, what I think they read on the Blues From Laurel Canyon 33rpm artwork. 1948 is the right year.
Interesting that you would say this with so much certainty. Contrary to what has been claimed in many publications and books since the 60's, (and mistaken for a fact by many authors ever since) Taylor was not born in 1948. The Rolling Stone article was 100% right, and the details contained in the Blues from Laurel Canyon artwork were correct also. It was probably due to John Mayall's close working (and travelling) relationship that he knew what Taylor's passport says about his year of birth.88.211.144.49 18:15, 7 October 2006 (UTC)yannic
[edit] Mick Taylor Bio
Accordiing to my understanding, Taylor replaced Peter Green as John Mayall's lead guitarist in 1967, when the latter quit Mayall to co-found Fleetwood Mac with Jeremy Spence, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood (I'm not sure if Danny Kirwan was in the original FM line-up, but for a time FM did have the three-lead guitar line-up). Green, of course, had replaced Clapton the previous year (1966) after Clapton left Mayall (also after 1 year) to form Cream with Bruce and Baker.
As for Mick Taylor's contributions (songwriting) to the Stones: I would definitely add the song "Sway". Keith does not even play guitar on this song, though he does sing on the choruses. But the most important melodic elements of this song are Taylor's soaring guitar work and the string arrangement of Paul Buckmaster (also featured, of course, on "Moonlight Mile," which the article identifies as a probable Taylor composition; also, another song with a minimal Richards contribution in the final mix).
"Did you ever wake up to find/a day that broke up your mind/destroyed your notion of circular time/it's just that demon life that got you in its sway..." that pretty well sums up the Stones in the early '70s, hurtling away from the silly vestiges of '60s innocence into the jadedness and knowingness of the '70s, harder drugs, but still absolutely brilliant music. More than 35 years after its release, and for decades to come, Sticky Fingers holds up and will do so long after people have forgotten artistic pipsqueaks like Clodplay (the misspelling is intentional on my part) and O-ass-is ("Wonderwall" indeed. Blunder blob is more like it). Sincerely , mackb
[edit] NPOV
Sentences like: "Richards' playing style with Taylor was brilliant, and Keith's choppy, staccato rhythm guitar blended unforgettably with Taylor's languid, melodious stroke, but ultimately Taylor was too dominating a player for Richards." Need I say more, come on. 75pickup (talk • contribs)
[edit] NPOV and honesty
This article is plagued by NPOV sentences, and a lack of honesty from the writer. Taylor hardly did anything from late '76 until '79, and nothing from late '79 until mid-1981, all completely due to his drug addiction. This is not to bring Taylor down (the contrary), but it is a fact that is important to understanding Taylor's musical carreer. (Heteren 11:37, 26 September 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Jack Bruce Supergroup
What was the name of the supergroup with Jack Bruce, they couldn't have toured without a name. 75pickup (talk • contribs) 22:57, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
They simply went with the name Jack Bruce Band. Originally the plan was to form a (super)group in which each member was going to be equally important. Once everyone had committed and they started rehearsing at the studio it became clear Jack Bruce just saw it as a vehicle to promote his 3 solo records.88.211.144.49 16:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)yannic
[edit] correct the brithdate
The search is not born 1949 is 1948
[edit] Notable Guitars
Can we get a cite on the Fender Strat & Tele. I always thought he was a Gibson Les Paul player & the top picture supports this. The picture further down the article has him playing a Gibson SG. If he's "Notably" a Fender player surely there'd be pictures of him playing them! Megamanic 05:06, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
